Taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Taxes on exports was 31.66 billion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
31.66 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
11th
of 77 countries
All-time high
31.66 billion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
0.0857 current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2022

Taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022

010.0B20.0B30.0B1990200620221990: 0.086 current LCU1991: 0.977 current LCU1992: 34.5 current LCU1993: 1.1k current LCU1994: 196.3k current LCU1995: 500.0k current LCU1996: 4.5M current LCU1997: 6.2M current LCU1998: 9.1M current LCU1999: 23.0M current LCU2000: 114.9M current LCU2001: 653.6M current LCU2002: 3.8B current LCU2003: 5.1B current LCU2004: 6.3B current LCU2005: 9.0B current LCU2006: 9.6B current LCU2007: 8.7B current LCU2008: 12.5B current LCU2009: 11.8B current LCU2010: 13.4B current LCU2012: 13.1B current LCU2013: 7.7B current LCU2014: 7.7B current LCU2015: 7.3B current LCU2016: 5.2B current LCU2017: 8.1B current LCU2018: 9.9B current LCU2019: 8.9B current LCU2020: 15.9B current LCU2021: 28.3B current LCU2022: 31.7B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 31.66 billion current LCU for taxes on exports in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 140.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 31.66 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0857 current LCU, in 1990.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.36 million current LCU 0.0857 current LCU 23.00 million current LCU 10
2000s 6.77 billion current LCU 114.88 million current LCU 12.50 billion current LCU 10
2010s 9.06 billion current LCU 5.17 billion current LCU 13.44 billion current LCU 9
2020s 25.27 billion current LCU 15.87 billion current LCU 31.66 billion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 8 Tanzania 97.51 billion current LCU compare
  2. 9 Angola 82.32 billion current LCU compare
  3. 10 Cameroon 38.51 billion current LCU compare
  4. 12 Uganda 17.66 billion current LCU compare
  5. 13 Guinea-Bissau 13.96 billion current LCU compare
  6. 14 Costa Rica 10.93 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo was 31.66 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 31.66 billion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0857 current LCU in 1990.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for taxes on exports?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on exports (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,550 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.